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14 tons of spilled Oreo cookies snarl Illinois traffic
Associated Press ^
| 5-19-08
Posted on 05/19/2008 7:05:37 AM PDT by kingattax
MORRIS, Ill. (AP) Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.
Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.
The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.
Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: accident; cookies; oreos
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
>> Unless Democrats are physically throwing Oreos at black Republican candidates, as they allegedly did to Michael Steele in MD.
Steele should pack granola bars.
To: BradyBug
I not only have a black & white kitty named Oreo, I also have his brother, a huge all black kitty named Tar Baby.
Where do I go to turn myself in?
To: Arkansas Toothpick
"Great. There goes the price of Oreos!"
Who cares... Oreos don't taste good anymore. Used to love them when I was little. Now the filling tastes like lard + sugar.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:34:01 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Thompson. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter Lifetime ACU Rating: 92 (any combo will do, fellas))
To: kingattax
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:34:28 AM PDT
by
rickmichaels
(God Bless America, Land That I Love)
To: LIConFem
It is - or at least hydrogenated “something”. Can’t understand why Amercians are getting fatter.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:35:45 AM PDT
by
Let's Roll
(As usual, following a shooting spree, libs want to take guns away from those who DIDN'T do it.)
To: LIConFem
Now the filling tastes like lard + sugar.You say that like it's a bad thing.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:36:32 AM PDT
by
retrokitten
("Those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music.")
To: Pylon
LOL, major laughing here.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:40:24 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: kingattax
What, no Rosie O'Donnell jokes? Slackers. I'll do it then.
Whoa, I didn't know Rosie lived in Illinois! She is going to be mad that this week's stash won't be arriving on time.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:47:40 AM PDT
by
14erClimb
(I'm not a member of the vast RINO conspiracy)
To: 14erClimb
It was all fun and games, until the tanker de-railed. Then it was chaos.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:55:46 AM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Kol Hakavod Mossad!)
To: LexBaird
Stuff like this never happened to Hydrox. I think they recently stopped making Hydrox because Oreo had such a huge market share, it wasn't worth it.
To: BradyBug
The Illinois primary was weeks ago. Someone in the Obama Campaign screwed up, this was supposed to be staged in Oregon.
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posted on
05/19/2008 7:58:19 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(McCain: The Third Bush Term ?)
To: kingattax
The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped openRosie O'Donnell was observed at the scene carrying a box cutter and a large canvas bag.
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posted on
05/19/2008 8:03:30 AM PDT
by
layman
(Card Carrying Infidel)
To: kingattax
Hold Muh Oreos Alert!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
05/19/2008 8:15:12 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: SeaHawkFan
I think they recently stopped making Hydrox because Oreo had such a huge market share, it wasn't worth it.
I have read that Hydrox cookie crumbs are still included with Carvel ice cream. The historical alliance has to do with Hydrox being kosher, and Nabisco often using animal products (lard, in bygone days), rendering it unsuitable for observant Jews.
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posted on
05/19/2008 8:22:29 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(I often have to bring a lot of stuff with me.)
To: SeaHawkFan
Then why does Famous Amos make a similar cookie?
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posted on
05/19/2008 8:30:04 AM PDT
by
weegee
(We cant keep our homes on 72 at all times & just expect that other countries are going to say OK -BO)
To: Gamecock; Hegemony Cricket; kingattax
Muffin tops would’ve been better. Oreos get stick in your teeth.
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:17:49 AM PDT
by
Froufrou
To: kingattax
Well, that’s the way the......
Nver mind.
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:21:29 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(Nihilism never amounted to anything.)
To: kingattax
So the truck driver woke up just in time to see he was headed into a barricade?
What do you suppose he did? (highlight below to see answer):
He tossed his cookies!
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:24:18 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(Nihilism never amounted to anything.)
To: SeaHawkFan
I think they recently stopped making Hydrox because Oreo had such a huge market share, it wasn't worth it. Are you kidding? With everything going up in price?
Now is the perfect time for cheaper, knock-off Oreos!
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:42:52 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(Tony Stark makes you feel he's a cool exec with a heart of steel . . .)
To: kingattax
Fortunately, several rural school buses passed the site of the cookie dump, and dozens of children enthusiastically assisted with cleanup.
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